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Why is my Thai NON-B visa validity limited to my passport expiration date despite paying for a year?

NON-B visa Visa Renewal Passport Expiration Thailand Immigration Work Permit

Mar 30, 2023

2 years ago

Maria **************

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I have 

NON-B visa

My renewel period is September

My passport expires May this year

Meaning i only received the visa up until old passport validity..

So far not a problem for me..

Due to the long administration of new passports i never stood a chance to get a new passport before September last year...

I was told that when i got the new passport we send it in and it would get updated.

This has been done as well..

My question is why do i only get until May as well in the passport when i paid for a years Visa..

Maybe just tough luck, but need to ask..

Plus will my workpermit not be very much unsynced now as that one is renewed in December directly after i receive my new Visa...

Now it will be 6 months inbetween...

Thanks in advance

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user inquires about their NON-B visa's validity being restricted to the expiration date of their old passport, despite having paid for a full year's visa. It is explained that visa extensions are granted either for the validity of the passport or up to one year. Since the old passport was valid for less than a year, the visa's duration reflects that, and upon receiving a new passport, the existing visa duration does not change.

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Tod *********

Ok and on that note I can see we are done with this topic people.

Good luck to the O/P and their new yearly renewal date of May 🙂

2 years ago

Robert *******

Application fee is 1.900 thb no matter on time given or even denied. So you did not pay for 1 year.

You are not allowed to be inside a foreign country with an invalid passport, which is the reason that the last day of permission to stay inside Thailand is the same as the last day validity passport.

2 years ago

Tod *********

𝗠𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗶 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗮..

I believe you misunderstand the process.

You get an extension up to a year OR for the validity of the passport (if it's less than a year)

When you get a new passport they will transfer the extension stamps to it

BUT

they will not give you the time you lost because you're the one that applied with a passport valid less than a year 🙁

You now have a new expiration date for your extension (which as you say is May) and that will be your yearly extension renewal date from now on.

2 years ago

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